The President of Turkmenistan recently gave a Central Asian Shepherd Dog to the President of Russia. Mr. Putin happily accepted this belated birthday gift.
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| Turkmenistan President Berdymukhamedov (left) presented a puppy to Russian President Putin during their meeting in the Russian resort of Sochi on October 11. |
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| Vladimir Putin holds his new pet dog. Mr. Putin is known to be a dog lover. |
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| The two presidents were very fond of the animal. They met on the sidelines of a summit of former Soviet countries. |
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| President Putin put the dog on the floor. |
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| Mr Putin caresses his birthday present. He turned 65 on October 7. |
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| Turkmenistan's president holds up his puppy for a photographer. |
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| Mr. Berdymukhamedov took the opportunity to give documents (perhaps related to the dog) to Mr. Putin. |
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| Also in the room were Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (second from right) and the Russian President's diplomatic adviser, Yuri Ushakov, who was touching the puppy./. |
According to VOV
